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Grant Cooper

posted 10/05/2009, comments (0)

How To Tell If You Need Surgery For Knee Arthritis

"My knee hurts and my doctor says I have bone-on-bone arthritis. Do I need surgery?" I have talked about this question before on this blog, but the question continues to arise in my office so I know you may still have this question, too. A standard story that I see in my office is a patient with six months of knee pain. He or she had... Read more Chevron

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Pattye Snyder

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posted 08/19/2009, comments (0)

Vanity, Arthritis and Wildebeests: I've Become A "Senior Citizen."

I'm a well-educated and fairly intelligent person, but once in awhile, an awareness or a thought suddenly hits me that makes me feel very dense (maybe I've spent too much time in the African Bush?). Yesterday, I was running those endless errands, working on my pre-African departure checklist, when suddenly I decided I'd better grab a quick... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/03/2009, comments (0)

Osteoarthritis and other Wild Animals

After having spent a few months last summer teaching street kids to grow their own food in a Juvenile Detention center in East Africa, I decided to add a variety of vegetables to my backyard flower gardens. I hadn't grown my own for many years due to the same (somewhat lame) excuses that most people use. I don't have the time. It's a... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/19/2009, comments (0)

Learning About Your Joints To Protect Them From Harm

It is hard to appreciate something if you don't understand it. Understanding your joints and how they function helps you not only appreciate them but also understand how best to care for them. There are different basic kinds of joints in your body. All of the mobile joints (e.g. knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, fingers) have the... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/19/2009, comments (0)

Sealed Up Challenges With Arthritis

Although many of our readers don't happen to live within the Continental U.S., I'm sure they are discovering many of the same "problems" that we are. Packaging of a wide variety of things (everything from sliced cheeses and meats to medications to paintbrushes) has changed radically in the last few years. Although I'm grateful for... Read more Chevron

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